that is at 9:00 eastern here on c-span. norms now have secular instead of theological norms that govern our acceptance or rejection of the ways in which a god or goddess cans big to people and what impact that have. for example, the branch davidians -- you had david kouresh who have special insights to the bible or so he said. toallowed his followers believe they were living in the end times. that by itself does not seem to be a problem but when it leads then -- theyents, trigger law enforcement concerns as well as the popular press is concerned, then, suddenly, this idea of somebody listening to god and having his followers do things that seem to be aberrant to natural -- to natural -- national norms, that needs to be controlled. >> the argument of religious persecution in america. that is sunday night at 9:00 on afterwords, part of book tv this weekend on c-span two. earlier this year, southern methodist university hosted a conversation with every director of the white house office of faith in a neighborhood partnerships.

eastern here on c- span. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> next, freshman members discuss why there should be more women in congress. this should be 25 minutes. >> good morning. i am maggie haberman. bym delighted to be joined anna palmer, our senior washington correspondent. group of women that is up of five the topic of our conversation, the peacemakers, making policy in a polarized government to this morning -- government. we have the democratic congressman from hawaii, the democratic senator from minnesota, the republican congresswoman from florida, and republican from missouri and wagner. . tweets.rget to use we will be tracking your questions. thank you for joining us for this conversation. >> we wanted to start the conversation with the senator. era so much talk about how women in the senate get along, bipartisan, they have dinners. how well do you know these women? >> we are really good friends. when people talk about how, in the days of old, people used to work together, that is how we do. there are 20 women

eastern here on c-span. now the senate intelligence committee hears testimony and questions about nominees for positions in the c.i.a. and state department. witnesses include caroline dianne krass, nominee for general counsel, who currently serves in the justice department, and daniel bennett smith, nominee to lead the state department's into rowe of intelligence and research this. uns about two hours. >> the committee will come to

eastern here on c-span. >> the thing i care about most is to make it more of a museum with more pieces of beautiful furniture that belong to or presidents -- old presidents. there is very little antique furniture here now, and most of what is your dates from 1902. >> why isn't there more antique furniture? i would've thought they would've collected this since the beginning of this republic. is, thomasg jefferson did the most wonderful thing of putting in beautiful furniture, and the sad thing was the war of 1812, when everything was burned. then they had to start piecemeal since then. every president who came could sell what he didn't like, what was there, and they used to have auctions. and then every president could change that the court -- to change the decor if you wanted. when president grant had the blue room pilot, chester arthur had at robins egg blue. that was stopped with thomas theodore roosevelt, 1902. ladies: influence and image," season 2. jacqueline kennedy, 9:00 on c-span. journalistrdian" glenn greenwald, who published edward snowden's security leaks, told the european

that is at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. the 32nde know version, the guys against the constitution were the religious conservatives of the day. henry came along eventually. they wanted religious test. the founders were cosmopolitans. most of them were bible believing christians. why did they take the approach they did? face,e they believed no including their own, was beyond faction. the description was essentially a multiplicity of sects. there have been important developments in the law over the past decade in terms of government funding and religious institutions. i would say there were real issues to work through and figure out the rules that governed. airing the clinton years, the early 19 years were different. they changed over time. some people think that was a good wing. then people think it was a bad thing. things thatportant people fight about with legitimate disagreement. day on c-span. current and former heads on faith-based operations. joe sacco with an illustrated account of the great war. that is at 5:00. tv,-s

each night at 9:00 eastern here on c-span. in just a few weeks our series returns live with programs on the five most recent first ladies beginning with nancy reagan monday night starting anuary 13. >> we're offing a book on first ladies for $12:95. and our website has more about the first ladies including a special section welcome to the white house produced by our partner the white house historical association about life in the executive mansion during the tenure of each of the first ladies. find out more at cspan.org/firstladies. >> tonight on c-span a discussion on gender, race and the growing incarceration rate among women. after that a congressional gold medal ceremony honoring american tribes on their military service. and later a discussion about faith in the white house. >> i think radio is the longer and best form of media that is left. we're doing hour long conversation. only c-span does long forum conversation anymore. it's revealing when an author has had their book read these days because they don't get many who r

eastern here on c-span. coming up next, "the communicators" looks at the future of television in the first part. that, washington is the focus -- martha washington is the focus in c-span series of first ladies. c-span, created by america's cable company in 1979 brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> this week we focus on the future of television. we speak with julius genachowski and robert mcdowell. that is followed by a discussion with congressman greg walden. >> we are in a landscape that is absolutely shifted. there are areas of the statutory

eastern here on c-span. are moving things extremely fast. years, everything is no, twitter is new. s mean new programming languages. life into d human four slices and five slices. one is play phase the first a learn phase the next 20 phase a arresting afterwards and then eventually dying. we should have them all at the same time. should play, learn, work all at the same time because it we can't ast today, afford to have a single application anymore. date. e to stay up to >> new year's day on c-span, just before 1:00 p.m. eastern and throughout the afternoon, ceos of udacity, twitter, and higher n the future of education, robotics, and data as industrial resolution, n c-span book tv, kay bailey hutchison on the women who helped to shape texas. on c-span 3, american history tv, daughters rights movement share their history of the civil rights era at 8:30. few moments, q&a with hugh hewitthow host talking about the latest book, "the happiest life." westminster review, looking back at some of the most took place ts that in the british parliament's fall session. the north american free t

eastern here on c-span. >> coming up on washington journal, a discussion on the role of faith and religion in politics and civics. nn andests are barry ly richard land, president of the southern evangelical seminary. the federal trade commission discusses the target card breach to ways consumers can protect themselves from identity that. washington journal is live every morning on c-span. >> what we know the founders at , the guyshe version were against the constitutional where the religious conservatives other day on the anti-federalist and included patrick henry at the time. they wanted to have religious tests. the founders were the cosmopolitans. most of them were bible believing christians. why did they take the approach they did? that aincludede they're all was beyond faction. madison's subscription was a multiplicity of sects. >> important development in the law over the last couple of decades in terms of government funding of religious institutions. there were some real issues to work through and figure out. the rules that govern during the clinton years -- early clinton years were

you can see a live starting at 12: 35 eastern here on c-span. and on c-span 3, former utah governor and presidential candidate jon huntsman and former indiana governor and senator evan bayh will talk about bipartisanship. live at 12: teen p.m. eastern. -- 12:15 p.m. eastern. >> things escalate so quickly. a moment that seemed so loving can just turn and flip and be so out of control. this is one of those days and it leavewith adam packing to and going through his things and finding a hidden handgun. he said i just want to take this and sell it if i want some money. on top of the other pressures, they have no money. just held the gun and he went in the room and came out with a shotgun and really tried to jam it at her. he wanted to get her go so much that she would pull the trigger and kill him. this is based on what she told me -- she wanted to. >> david hinkle follows a man sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's &a." >> the president and first lady anticipated in the lighting of the national menorah. this is 10 minutes. [applause] >> hello, everybody.

eastern here on c-span. not decide early on, he waited until the last did . he probably met with .ennsylvania governor curtin that is when he finally realized he had to decide and he did decide to go. he then probably on the night of november 17 just as he said to his old friend james speed, the brother of his dear friend from's bring field, lincoln told james speed that he found time to write about half of the speech. he took what he had from the gettysburg and wrote the rest there. i think there is very good evidence that lincoln was not invited that early and that he in fact wrote the speech late date that does not mean it was not important to him. he invited a lot of people to go. he took care and attention over his words once he knew he was going, but just because he didn't write it for two or three weeks as mean it was not important. >> historians talk about events and circumstances surrounding abraham lincoln's gettysburg address and the president's plan and approach for the speech. today, at 11 a.m. eastern, part of american history tv this weekend on

eastern here on c-span. a congressional gold medal ceremony honored the military service of native american code talkers. these soldiers used their tribal transfer coded messages. a total of 33 tribes were recognized at the ceremony. the speakers included house and senate leaders, and the joint chiefs of staff. it is just under one hour. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. [applause] >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the state capital. we are honored to be joined by those that made this day possible including dan boren from oklahoma. we are honored to be joined by [applause] we are fortunate to have in congress two outstanding leaders, two native americans of tom cole and mark mullen. today, we need to immortalize men who were in a way meeting for the first time. during the second world war, he was a member of the 195th field artillery battalion. one day in 1944, he was walking through an orchard in southern france and heard one of hi

eastern here on c-span. >> i think radio is the longest in the best form of media. what we are doing now is short form. and charlie rose are the only guys who read books in order to talk to these guys and revealing.dously they don't get many people who have actually read their books and know what they're talking about. i get a great deal of satisfaction. that's the best interview i had on this book tour. loved the interview on things that matter, his new collection of essays, some of which are autobiographical. that makes my day. ofee hours is an abundance time. >> more with radio talk host sunday night at 8:00 on c-span "q and a." not decide early on. until the last minute as he often did. he met with pennsylvania governor curtin on november 14 and that is when he finally realized he had to decide and did decide to go. the night of november 17, just as he said to his old friend james, the brother of his dear friend from wrotefield, he said he about half the speech and took the rest of what he had to gettysburg. there is good evidence he was not invited early and th

that news see conference in its entirety right now on c-span 2 and tonight at 12: 25 a.m. eastern here on c- span. coming up, valerie jarrett sits down for a navy with politico. ther, a discussion on iranian nuclear talks. >> valerie jarrett was interviewed today with topics ranging from the 2014 budget deal, the administration second term agenda and planning of the president's presidential library. this is 50 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. i am been white. thanks everybody for joining us, everybody on the lifestream, c- span -- if you're following us on twitter, you can send questions on twitter. started, i'll have one housekeeping item. please put your phones on vibrate or silent. i would like to thank the peter g peterson foundation. very much enjoy our partnership with him. here to say a few words is michael iverson. -- michael peterson. >> thank you and welcome. missionrson foundation is to raise awareness and accelerate action on america's long-term fiscal challenges and we believe it is essential to stabilize our long-term debt in order to create a growing economy today an

that is at 9:00 eastern here on c-span. >> lincoln did not decide later on. he probably met with the pennsylvania governor on november 14. that is when he realized he had to decide and he did decide to go. he then probably on the night of november 17, he told james b -- james speed, lincoln told james speed that he found time to write about half the speech. then he wrote the rest at gettysburg. we can talk more about that. there is good evidence that lincoln was not invited early and that he wrote the speech late. that does not mean it was not important to him. he invited a lot of people to go. just because he did not write it for three weeks does not mean it was not important to him. >> events surrounding the gettysburg address and the president's plan and approach for the speech. sunday, this weekend on c-span3. next a look at the role of conservative women in politics. conservative how women leaders negotiate the tension between traditional gender roles and a desire to engage vertically. she looks at the 2008 vice president candidate sarah pal and and mich

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eastern here on c-span. >> we are in the gallery of the building at the watka museum. at vanishing ice. 1775 to 2012. the purpose of the exhibition is rich cultural e heritage of the planet's frozen regions, the alpine the arctic and the antarctica. the is a photograph of greenland ice sheet by a german otto becker dating back from 2008 and it's side-by-side with a by camille ceman, also of east greenland. the last iceberg series of 2006. many people understand the importance for ice for the planet, its reflective qualities help regulate the climate. unaware for ple are a collective consciousness in he western culture about these regions. it's important about the context f climate change to let people know that these regions are fundamental to our identity. the museum ore from here this weekend as book tv and merican history tv look at the history and literary life of bellingham, washington saturday c-span 2 and sunday at 5:00 on c-span 3. >> i've been involved in politics in 40 years in one way or another. i worked on reagan's '76 and '80 ampaigns, i worked for the ad

eastern here on c-span. tomorrow a special airing of representatives robert ney.e talks about his memoir. his more than decade long career in congress he was sent to serve 30 months in federal prison. in prison for one year and released to an alcohol rehabilitation program in ohio months. former congressman bob at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> we now have secular norms of theo logical that the acceptance or rejection in ways in which a god people andn speak to what influence that has. the branch davidians. david karesh saying he has a insight to the bible and these help the other members of the community understand the the book ofularly better.on well, that buy itself doesn't seem to be a problem. leads to other trigger both that law enforcement's concern as isl as the popular press concerned then suddenly this idea of somebody listening to having his followers do be abhorrenteem to to national norms is dangerous and needs to be policed and controlled. gottschalk argues that religiouses persecution has been prevalent since the 1800's. at 9:00.ght next, britain's

c-span's q&a. medea benjamin talks about her call to activism and her organization's, including antiwar efforts. watch the entire conversation tonight at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. after that, look at news and events surrounding this year's revelations about the nsa's surveillance and data collection programs in the privacy and security issues advocated. we will bring you highlights from the debate in congress as we talk with mark rossetti. that is tonight at 8:00 eastern 9:00, a look at the life and legacy of bess truman. she was forced to take charge of her family as a teenager following the suicide of her father. despite her reputation as a silent partnership -- silent partner to president truman, henry named her the boss. take a look at the life of bess truman tonight at 9:00 on c- span. on the next "washington journal, we will talk all it takes ahead of the 2014 and 2016 elections and first, a look at the republican party with eric hamm, author of "the gop civil war." than the future of the democratic party with former founder and ceo of the democratic readership council al from. >> we now have secular norm instead of theological norms that govern o

c-span q&a. tonight, david stockman, also the author of the corruption of capitalism. you can watch our entire conversation tonight starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. wraps up, we are here to tell you about our c-span year in review series. tonight, immigration laws. on tuesday, senate filibuster rule changes, nsa surveillance on wednesday, thursday, a look friday, the and u.s. budget and the federal government shut down. it :00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the thing i care about most is to make it more of a museum with more pieces of beautiful furniture. antique furniture. most of it it's from 1902. >> i would have thought they had been collecting it from the thomas jefferson did the most wonderful thing of putting in beautiful furniture, and the sad thing was the war of 1812, and everything was burned, and then they had to start piecemeal, and he could sell , and thend not like the president could change the president grant had the blue room pilot, and another androbins egg blue, something stopped at the time of theodore roosevelt. >> first ladies, season two. this week, jacqueline kennedy, weeknights on c-span. >> up next, a discussion on

you can watch his remarks beginning at 1:00 eastern here on c-span. host: joining us from boston is john della volpe, the polling director of the art institute of politics. he is joining us to talk about the new poll looking at millennial's and the support of president obama in particular, focusing on the health-care law for the affordable care act, and also to more broadly look at the millennial view of politics and public service. thank you for being with us this morning. guest: thanks for having me. good to be with you. host: we have the overall numbers in terms of your poll for the harvard institute of politics. the approval rating for president obama, where does it stand for november, 2013? guest: thanks again for having me. where it stands now is overall, among all 18-29-year-olds in america, the president posses approval rating is down to 41%. this survey was conducted between october 30 and november 11. it has been a few weeks now and we talked to a couple thousand young americans and have been doing it every semester for our undergraduates si

on c-span, senator remarks at the detroit economic club. and economy,t jobs including what he calls economic freedom zones. his comments will be tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. c-span. we bring public events from washington, directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, and also include gavel coverage of the u.s. house. c-span was created by the cable tv industry years ago. now you can watch us in hd. >> this morning "washington journal" visited the national institute of health and bethesda, maryland. we heard about the mission and the role of the nih, as was the priorities and medical products. this is two hours. located just outside washington dc, the national institute of health comprises research centers. it has been credited with new breakthroughs in the study of medical science, including aids and mental health. this morning on the "washington journal" we want to focus on the nih and give you an opportunity to find out more about the agency. francis s. collins joins us live. >> it is great to be here. >> you are the director of the nih. what is your objective? guest: we are the largest searcher -- re

c-span's una program. tonight, former powers is when david stockman -- congressman david stockman. you can catch our entire conversation tonight at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> as 2013 wraps up, we're heree west front of the u.s. capitol to tell you but are you c-span he -- your reviews. tonight, immigration laws, on tuesday, senate filibuster rule changes. an essay surveillance on wednesday, thursday, eight look at gun laws. and we wrap up the week on friday with the u.s. budget and the federal government shut down. starting tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span. if you're a middle or high school student, c-span student cam video competition wants to know what is the most important issue congress should address next year? , fora 5-7 minute video your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000, with $100,000 in total prizes. the deadline is january 20. get more info at student cam.org. >> a look now at mexico's new push to push its energy sector over to private investment. legislation ending the state monopoly on energy was approved by congress earlier this month. this is just under two hours. >> good morning. i am the director of the atlantic. i would like to welcome all of you to the a

eastern here on c-span. ederation of teachers president randi weingarten is our guest this week on newsmakers. she talks about education issues, including common core standards, testing and where american students reich compared to other nations. watch newsmakers, sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. eastern on c- span. today on c-span, aren't you and review series looks at the federal budget and government shutdown. later, a panel discussion on the role of religion in the white house. >> the beginning of october 2013 was a perfect storm of politics and policy with implementation of many elements of the health care law and the beginning of the new fiscal year. there was a 16 day government shutdown as a result. over the next hour of c-span's year in review, we bring you some floor debates. we will show you senator ted cruz of texas and his filibuster in the u.s. senate. we will begin with a conversation with a woman who covers issues on political hill. -- on capitol hill, for the "chicagoes" and the tribune." how did

eastern here on c-span. american federation of teachers president randi weingarte snnch our guest this week on newsmakers. she talks about teachers and where american students rank compared to other nations. now a congressional gold medal ceremony honoring the military service of native american code talkers. more than 30 native american tribes were recognized at the ceremony. from the u.s. capital, it is just under an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the state capital. we are honored to be joined by those that made this day possible including dan boren from oklahoma. [applause] we are fortunate to have in congress two outstanding leaders, two native americans of tom cole and mark mullen. [applause] today we meet to immortalize men who were in no way, meeting for the first -- in a way meeting for the first time. during the second world war, he was a member of the 195th field artillery battalion. one day

eastern time here on c-span. at today's briefing, the president was asked if this was his worst year. here is his response. >> despite all the data points you cited in your opening statement, when you look back on this year, the domestic agenda you outline health-care rollout obviously has huge problems. has this been the worst year of your presidency when you take this altogether? >> i have to tell you really, that's not how i think about it. i have now been in office five years -- close to five years. i was running for president to two years before that. for those of you who covered me during that time, we have had ups, and we have had downs. i think this room has probably recorded at least 15 near-death experiences. what i have been focused on each and every day is -- are we moving the ball from helping the american people families, have more opportunity, have a little more security to feel as if if they work hard, they can get ahead? if i look at this past year, there are areas where there have obviously been

eastern here on c-span. seriess first lady continues tonight with pat nixon. she traveled abroad more than any other first lady before her. she also allowed more public offereduse tours and her husband steadfast support when the watergate scandal broke. the life and times of pat nixon tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can listen on c-span radio. last month the university of akron hosted its seventh state of the parties conference. this panel focused on the history and future of the tea party and its effect on the republican party. we will hear from political scientists and authors at this hour and 35 minute event. >> hello. hello, that -- everybody. for the local reporter akron beacon journal which is the newspaper here in town and i know john well. he was quoted on the front page in a story that i wrote looking at how poorly incumbents did in yesterday's election. we had 18 incumbents who lost in our county. that was quite a few. i am happy to be here. the tea party is definitely an interesting issue and i plan to start out with a joke but none of t

eastern here on c- span. tuesday, our encore presentation of first ladies continues with the life of pat nixon. she traveled abroad more than any other first lady before her. increased public access to the and while she rarely spoke in public, she communicated with her husband about business by memo or through presidential aides. >> we are in the gallery of the light catcher building of the watcom museum. exhibition is the to highlight the rich cultural heritage of the planets frozen frontiers, the alpine regions, the arctic and antarctica. this is a photograph of agreement ice sheet by a german 2008. dating from it is exhibited side-by-side of easthotograph greenland. it is from the artist last greenland serious. many people understand the importance of ice for the planet , it's reflective qualities that help regulate the climate. but many people are unaware that there is a collective consciousness in western culture and so ise regions important within the context of climate change to let people know that th

that is at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. the 32nde know version, the guys against the constitution were the religious conservatives of the day. henry came along eventually. they wanted religious test.

eastern here on c-span. hearing on the upcoming auction to free up spectrum for wireless communications. gary epstein is the federal communications commission spectrum auction chair. fccier in the week, the announced plans to delay the option to mid-2015. this is an hour and 45 minutes. hearingead and call a to order. i want to thank everyone for being here. early 2012, we passed bipartisan legislation which originated in this committee to make available in this committee a significant amount of new spectrum for commercial use at the same time establishing and funding a public safety wireless broadband network. theart of that, the fcc has authority to conduct voluntary incentive options of spectrum. the sec is in the midst of for theup the rules first of these incentive options. includee rules protections to make sure that the auction does not unduly harm tv stations that are not interested in participating. congress rightly left many practical and technical decisions to the federal as thecations commission e

you can see it live starting at 12:35 eastern here on c-span. the alliance for health reform will host a discussion on how affectedcost will be by new hospital patient classifications. discussion that friday starting at 12:15 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. on c-span 3, former utah governor and presidential candidate jon huntsman and governor evan b ayh will talk about bipartisanship. >> things escalate so quickly. moment can seem so loving -- can turn and flip and be so out of control. this is one of those days and it with adam packing to leave. seeing a hidden handgun and saying, what is the deal? he said, i does want to sell it and make some money. on top of all the other pressures, they had no money. she just held the gun and he went in a room and came out with shotgun and really tried to jam it at her. she would pull the trigger and kill him. book,as writing the someone told me afterward that she wanted to. >> the return home is only half the story. david finkel finds that follows army sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >> the president and fir

you can cache the entire conversation tonight at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. a look at the events that led to the u.s. senate changing its rules surrounding the filibuster of presidential nominees. we will show you how it happened along with reaction from republican and democratic leaders plus our conversation with time magazine's alex rogers who covered the issues this year. that is tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern. series, the first lady's looks at eleanor roosevelt, the first first lady to travel overseas. she held regular news conferences and advocated on behalf of the president's policies and later served as a delegate to the united nations. join us tonight at 9:00 eastern as we explore the life and legacy of eleanor roosevelt. if you are a middle or high school student, the c-span student cambio contest wants to know what is the most important issue congress should it just next year. make a 5-7 minute video and include c-span programming for your chance to win $5,000. with $100,000 of total prizes, the deadline is january 20. get more info at student ca

c-span's year in review series. here is the lineup. coming up on monday, a look at immigration laws. >> that all starts on monday beginning at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> president obama and a beer with a news conference today in the white house briefing room. he addressed the health care law, negotiations with iran and nsa surveillance. this is an hour. >> good afternoon, everybody. i know you are eager to skip town and spend time with your families. not surprisingly, i am too. but you know what they say. it is the most wonderful press conference of the year, right now. i am eager to take your questions. first, i want to say a few words about our economy. in 2013, our businesses created another 2 million jobs. adding up to more than 8 million in just over the past 45 months. this morning, we learned that over the summer our economy grew at its strongest pace in nearly two years. the unemployment rate has steadily fallen to its lowest point in five years. our fiscal situation is firmer, with deficits that are now less than half of what they were when i took office. for the first time in nearly two decades, we produce more oil at home then

eastern here on c-span. >> saturday night on c-span watch a discussion on gender, race and incarceration hosted by tulane university. a panel of incarcerated women's rights advocates. followed by a congressional gold medal ceremony honoring the services of native american code talkers. they coded messages using tribal languages during world war i and world war ii. >> lincoln did not decide early until last minute lincoln very often did. he probably met with the pennsylvania governor curtain on november 14 and that's i think when lincoln realized he had to decide and he did decide to go. he then probably on the night of november 17, just as he said to his old friend james speed, the brother of his dear friend. lincoln told james speed the night of november 17 i found time to write half of a speech. i think there is good evidence lincoln was not invited early and wrote the speech late. that does not mean it was not important to him. he invited a lot of people to go. he took care and attention over his words once he knew he was going. >> events and circumstances surrounding abraham lincoln'

eastern here on c-span. now the senate intelligence committee hears testimony and questions about nominees for positions in the c.i.a. and state department. witnesses include caroline dianne krass, nominee for general counsel, who currently serves in the justice department, and daniel bennett smith, nominee to lead the state department's into rowe of intelligence and research this. uns about two hours. >> the committee will come to order. we meet today to consider two of president obama's nominees in the intelligence committee. mrs. caroline dianne krass, nominee to be the general counsel of the c.i.a., and ambassador daniel bennett smith, secretary of state for intelligence and research, i.n.r. welcome to you both. and to the family and friends with you today. i also understand that senator bennett will be introducing ms. krass and should arrive shortly from another hearing. when he does come in, i will give him the opportunity to make his remarks, and then we will go back to whatever we are doing. we are r

eastern here on c-span. senior intelligence officials from the national security agency, the fbi, and the justice department testify about government surveillance and internet data collection programs as well as possible impact of the usa freedom act. this is from the senate judiciary committee. it is just over two hours. >> if we can get started, because i know with all of the other things going on on the hill, it is going to be busy today. i appreciate all of you being here. we have a series of new revelations. the latest disclosures have raised some questions about the scope and wisdom of our surveillance activities both at home and abroad. it is clear that we have a lot of oversight work to do. there have been press reports that the nsa has recorded cell phone locations around the world and track individuals and maps the relationships. it has been reported that the nsa is monitoring online video games. just in the press report, it raises a question. we can do something that does not make sense to do it.

you can see the entire program today at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. some news to share with you today. just.s. population rose 0.7% from last year. the census bureau estimates a population of more than 316 million people for the u.s. it was the lowest rate in more than 70 years, which could affect the future u.s. economy. california and texas continue to be the most populous state. this week as he visits the region, john kerry is expected to unveil a peace plan for the middle east. will meet with benjamin netanyahu and mock mood abbas toock mood address several issues in the conflict. peace talks resumed in july with both sides already making concessions. last month the university of akron hosted its seventh state of the parties conference. they focused on national party polarizations and the changing american electorate. it is two hours. >> my job really is to keep time. we have four papers to be presented, which means we will give about the team minutes to each. we hope you will see a weaving together of the topics. we hope you will have great inter

washington journal will be live every morning at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. i do not have anything confirmed that i can tell you. >> i think you have to be political. you have to be honest and you have to say things. but still, you have to say to no what they need to be able to influence them to go for you. it is not being dishonest. it is just finding out they want. letting them know how you can help them with it. first lady's influence and image season two. next week, lady bird johnson to rosalynn carter. highlights from our second season. weeknights at 9:00 eastern. now a discussion on gulf nations like kuwait funding the syrian opposition during that country's serious civil war. this is from the brookings institution. it is 1.5 hours. >> welcome to today's panel. this is on private gulf donors. brookings institute on u.s. relations with the islamic world. i will be monitoring today's panel. to my left is elizabeth dickinson. she is a correspondent for the newspaper based in abu dhabi. she is the author of a paper about private gulf financing. to her left

eastern here on c-span. >> i was tremendously grateful that god would give me another chance. i had been rescued. when i was confronted with addiction, i made my mind i was going to survive that. program on betty for today at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and live monday night our series continues. they covered my mental health work, the first few meetings i had, and then they never showed up anymore. walking on the floor in the white house, i met one of the press people. said nobody ever comes to meetings. she said it is not a sexy issue. foundred the country, and that what was needed, develop legislation, and past the mental health assistance act of 1980. monthsed congress one before he voluntarily retired the the white house and next president never implemented it. one of the greatest disappointments of my life. next, a subcommittee examining the disability claims backlog at the veteran affairs department. this first group of what mrs. two veteranut -- affairs. this is 50 minutes. >> this meaning will now come to order. havers of the subcommittee heard from representatives on

c-span's your interview looks at the senate filibuster rule change. we look at the action from the senate floor. that is at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span.up on the next "washington journal", a discussion on the role of faith and religion in politics and public life and service. barryests are reverend lynn and richard land. then the federal trade commission discusses the target credit card security breach and whether consumers can protect themselves from identity theft. >> the 32nd version is -- 30 second version is that that was the anti-federalist. they wanted to have religious tests. they were the cosmopolitans. but they were able believing christians, but waited they take the approach they did? why did they come down were medicine condemn? , down -- comeison down? >> there've been important developments in the law, in terms of governments and religious institutions. there were some really issues to work through and figure out the rules that govern the area during the clinton years, or the early clinton years. they were different. they were changed. some people think that was a good thing. some people think it was about thing. there a

fundraising and spending for the 2014 and 2015 elections. ," live everyournal morning at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. >> us 2013 wraps up, we are here to tell you about our c-span year in review series, a look at five important issues we have covered in the past year. here's the lineup. on monday, a look at immigration laws. tuesday, senate filibuster rules . thursday, gun laws. on friday, we wrap up the week with a look at the u.s. budget and government shutdown. >that all starts monday at a clock p.m. eastern on c-span -- 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the thing that i care about most is to make more of a museum, with more pieces of beautiful furniture that belong to our president. there's very little antique furniture here now, and most of what is dates from [indiscernible] >> i would've thought they would've been collecting this since the beginning of this republic. thomas jefferson did the most wonderful thing to putting in beautiful furniture. the war of 1812, when everything they had to and start piecemeal since then. every president who came could sell what he did not like, and they used to

eastern here on c-span.ur series returns in the new year with the five most recent first ladies from nancy reagan to michelle obama. monday nights starting january 13 live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. along with the white house historical association, we are offering a special edition of the book, "first ladies of the united states of america." it includes biographies and a portrait of used first lady. it is available for the discounted price of $12.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/products. visit our series website with the special section, welcome to the white house, which chronicles life in the executive mansion. that is c-span.org/firstladies. normsnow have secular instead of theological norms that govern our acceptance or rejection of the ways in which a god or goddess can speak to people. hashad david saying that he special insight into the bible. help otherhts members of the community understand the bible better and allows them to understand that they are living in the end times. itself doesn't seem

eastern here on c-span. >> if you are a middle or high c-span wants to know what is the most important issue congress should address next year? make a 5-7 minute video for your chance to win $5,000, with $100,000 in total prizes. get more info at student cam.org. now, a look at digital and .nternet privacy this is moderated by rebecca , cofounder of global voices online and runs an hour and 35 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome this afternoon's host, rebecca mackinnon. >> good afternoon. thank you for coming. [applause] many people may not realize this, but 95% of people who are out there on the internet using their smartphones and so on can be identified and profiled by just for interactions through their mobile devices. if you post a tweet, check your bank account, send an e-mail, or check your facebook newsfeed, boom. some ad network is profiled you. the problem is that a lot of the companies collecting this data can not live up to their security claims. this data is vulnerable to hacking. security experts will tell you that any device connected to the internet can be

eastern here on c-span -- atrnal," alive every morning 7:00 a.m.eastern here at c- span. >> putting you in the room at weiss have have -- white house e vents. a public service of private industry. c-span, created by the cable tv industry and funded by her local cable or satellite provider. and now you can watch us in hd. next on c-span, our year in review looks at the federal budget and government shutdown, followed by a senate congress committee hearing on marketing consumer information. talk, members of congress about the need for more women in congress. >> the beginning of october 2013 was a perfect storm of politics and policy with implementation of many elements of the health care law and the beginning of the new fiscal year. there was a 16 day government shutdown as a result. on the next hour of c-span's year in review, we bring you some floor debates. we show you senator ted cruz of texas and his filibuster in the u.s. senate. we will begin with a conversation with a woman who covers issues on political hill. how did the health-care lobby, b

eastern every morning here 7:00 a.m.-- errors at eastern every morning here on c- span. >> what is the most important issue congress should address next year? make a 5-7 minute video and be sure to include c-span programming for your chance to win a grand prize of $5,000. the deadline is january 20. get more info at student cam.org. this week on q&a, former ohio republican bob ney discusses his newly released memoir entitled "sideswiped." >> former congressman bob ney. "prettypter headlined alice." "pretty alice" the most coldhearted, vicious, stunning instrument of evil that karl rove and the administration had. what are you referring to? >> alice fisher. is an interesting attention received from the administration. she was in the criminal division from 2001-2003. she went over to work for chertoff. she was a political operative. the bush cheney campaign. >> i don't want to she was a political hack. i say political hack. she then was up for appointment when alberto gonzalez was the attorney general of the united states. i ran a file of senator levin. he said she was close to tom delay's defense team. b, she doesn't have

. >> all of that "q&a" conversation coming up at 7:00 eastern here on c-span.a look back at events in washington that led to the 16-a government shutdown. we will bring you highlights from house to and congressional briefings as well as insight from "los angeles times." year in review tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and an encore presentation of ladies" series of jacqueline kennedy. international fame and the tragedy of a grieving widow. thisis on "first ladies" evening at 9:00 eastern. it was just over a year ago that 20 euros adam lanza entered sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. this afternoon, connecticut state police plan to release thousands of pages of police document including texts, photos, and 911 calls. we hope to link report on her website, www.c-span.org, when it becomes available. up next, our year in review program looking at the debate over gun violence and gun control. >> as 2013 began, the issue of gun violence was fresh on americans' minds. the newton shootings had just happened in connecticut. over the next hour, on "year in review,"

eastern here on c-span. later, the brookings institution .osted a discussion that is live at 2 p.m. eastern. she was everyone's soul sister. she laid her life out for everyone to see. us about what life was like in suburbia for women in the 1960s through the 1990s. one of the wonderful things about her is that she wrote mainly humor. it was humor that was accessible to everyone. it was humor that happened in everybody's lives, but they may not recognize it until they saw it written on the page or in a newspaper column because funny things happen to us all the time , but we have to be on the lookout for it and she was the one that focused our attention on the funny things that happen in a family. that the -- you see my craziness and jives you nuts. when you look back, that was really funny. that is a real gift. that is a literary gift. it wrecks the life and times of erma bombeck. saturday at noon on c-span 2 and sunday at 5 p.m. on c-span 3. >> the white house senior adviser valerie jarrett was interviewed by the by -- by a politico correspondent. the talked about administration sec

eastern here on c-span. >> like so many of your viewers, i would to -- michael and i would do the annual consideration of the things that i would care about because they were important to us when we grow. issues that we care about because they matched our broader is believed but because of the players we saw in our community doing good work every day. martha's table delivered hot to theo the table -- little park outside and i would see that van every night, and i would see the lines of people there every night, and i knew that it was volunteer driven, 10,000 volunteers with just 80 hard-working staff and that they had enormous influence in the community they were serving, and it was a great brand. i thought, why wouldn't i join that organization and see if i can put my skills to work but also understand better why do we have this issue of persistent childhood poverty? why do we have soan

eastern, here on c-span., c-span's year-end review examines the federal budget and government shutdown. we will look back at the actions leading up to the failure to resolve the budget, and the 16 day government shutdown. it a clock on c-span. >> we now have secular norms instead of theological norms that govern our acceptance or rejection of the ways in which a god or gods or goddess can speak to people and what impact that has. the branch davidians. david koresh said he had a special insight into the bible and that these insights helped the other members of the community understand the bible better and allows them to understand that they are living in the end times in a way that most americans do not accept. that by itself does not seem to be a problem. but when it leads to other

eastern on c-span. >> join us tomorrow for another encore president -- presentation of first ladies. watch that at 9 p.m. eastern wednesday heretead of theological norms that govern our acceptance or rejection of the ways in which a goddess can speak to people. like the branch davidians. david kirsch could say he has special insight into the bible help other members of the community understand the bible, especially the book of revelations better and allow them to say that they are living in the end times in a way that most americans do not accept. tot by itself does not seem be a problem but when it leads triggerselements, that law-enforcement concern as well as the popular press's concern. and the idea that someone listening to god and having his followers do things that could be aberrant, that is dangerous. that needs to be policed and controlled. arguing that religious persecution in america has been prevalent since the mid-1800s, even committed by the very government that is supposed to protect us from persecution. "after words."n span2. in filibuster rules was put to a vote. the so-called nuclear action was threatened in